Burner atomizer



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Patented July 1,193() UNiTEo g TENT OFFICE JOHN A; :PHELALL oF GALvEsroiv, TEXAS, Assreivon rro ELBERT B. KNowLns, or'. GALvEsToN, TEXAS BURNER ATOMZER Application led May 18, 1929. Serial No. 364,271.

vThe present invention relates to improvements/in burner. atomizers, and hasfor anwiththe result vthat the life of furnaces 'and that of boiler tubes is prolonged.

A further object of the inventionV4 is to provide an improved burner in which the l parts are standardized, individually replaceable, and easily assembled or readily removed for cleaning when desired, requiringk no skilled operator for this purpose.

With the foregoing and otherobjects in 20 view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols re- `out the several views,

Figurevl is a longitudinal sectional view taken through an improved burner structure 'accordinglfto the present invention, fj 3G Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2'in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an endview of the supporting casting with parts broken away,and parts shown in section, -v kF'gure 4 is anA interior en'd'view of the atomizer box or container,l

Figure 5 is aV section takenvonthe line 5-'5 in Figure 4 showing the ball member andatomizer disc inoperative position,

Figure 6 is a planviewof the atomizer disk, and f Figure ,7-7 inFigure 6.l A v ReferringY more particularly to'fth'e drawings,4 10 designates the guidef pipe and y111 the burner, pipe which is locatedwithinthe guide pipe and is of smaller diameter. lThe *improved atomizer is Vcarried within .the pipe 11, uponthe outer screw threaded-end fer to like or corresponding parts through- 7 is a section taken on'fthe line.

I! of whichjis removably fitted anut112 having a peripheral enlargement sufcient to extend I out to and engage the inner wall of the guide .pipe 10, which is inwardly of the free end thereof; whereby a support is given to the burner pipe 11 at the end about the atomizer nozzle. The nut 12 is further peculiarly i formed in .that it carries an inwardly directed flange 13 which is spaced forwardly from the end of the burner pipe 11 when the nut 12 is screwed home onthe pipe. *In the space between the flange 13 and adjacent end of the pipe 11,'are iitted the flange 14 vof the atomizer box or container 15, and the rperipheral edge of the'atomizer disk 16.

The box 15 is open at the flanged end 14, and the disk 16 abuts against this open end and closes it save for the burner orificel? which Visfprovide'din the central portion of the disk 16, which 'centralportion is provided with the external boss or enlargement 18' disposed opposite the vcentral'internal-.cavity 19 with which the tangential grooves .2Ov communicate. These grooves 20 are made in the inner face of the' disk 16, and they communicate at tangents with the semi-spherical jcavity19. `VAs'shown in'r dotted lines in Figyure V5, the base walls of the grooves 20 slope J or become deeper toward the cavity 19.

TheboX or container 15 extends inwardly offthepipell 'and is shown as concentric l 4with the nut '12K Therinner end' 21 ofthe container is provided I withnumerous pery forations disposed in' one Vor more circumferouter row22. The central .portion vof Ithe end head 21 is blank and Vformed on its internal face with partially spherical cavity '24.

Confined within the 'container`15 is a ball 25 vof larger diameter thany the diameter Vof the cavity 19. 'lhi'svballseats between the cavity in the Vdisc-and the cavity-24 and tion between the discharge end of -the'tanlge'ntial'k groovesl and the burner orifice 17.

`forms 'a space 19 establishing communica- 5 is `oir a generally rectangular constructionV` Open. internally f0r 1fe@.@'ives 'the heed 29, Pinto Whichthel "burner pipe* llis i threaded atits inner end. The inner end of the pipe y ll communicates vvith an annularspace f Withinjthe head, vvhich space eXtends all about the; perforated cylindrical strainer;.31. This strainer rests at oneV end on the closed bottoniy of the. head29,z andfat its {othen end nally .and internalllyg4 threaded nipple f '33. j ,The'langed endipngages against` the in-' -nen portion .ofv the rectangular .casing or Ywhich the nipple .33 is threaded iranien 28, through the f upper @portion .y of

inovngth head when desired. Vfllheclosed fend of the "head 29 is'formed externally '.With `:awsoclet to receive `the end of the screw '3T having T-head38.` The` AIii-pple 133 is, adapted kto communicatevwith a source L .ofioil supply.`

i LIn the operaticin ofthe fdevice, Lit vwill be understood that-the container holding the upon-the V capacity or output required These perforationsyarepresented tothe fuel Y fuehgonxgoingaroundthe `ball,s directedto p the outerportionsyof the grooves20,-;and;in

.passing downthese grooves and-into the cavi Edy/19,1 the fuel acquires-a whirlingmotion.

`Thej steel: or otherball; 'filiasV inmimerableY seatsfand it tormsoa toner. chamber :and tangeijitsh lllilegrooves the.; whirling cliainberi aan; sa@ cessate, sans# 1 pannifo' nlytlii-n tll'oughougsimeach/ 137 ad mitting-aeompletemXture jwithairjforcoinbustion i fllherejae n70 mOv 1mg parts, no valves to operate, l ,aridi thefdef i .ice shows ,highfurnace :efciency in Opera has E ab, Wide Vrange off fiuel te1nperatures. f

The 'entire'. Aatomifz'er,may! be removed by i iinscrevving thefnut 12, ,andthe ball-25 mayv l fb'eaccessible through the; opening apart .of

ball'Q is perforated with; numerous small lioles,the1number andsize off which. dependv ltliere'iby,4 passing in, aA film; around the ball 225'-, whichjisfof any appropriate size. V 'lfhe b y :maybe two for i loe in: mlinbeigjand vtlfiesize and shape-,of may fbepchanged;

A `ftionfeitheii.Witlrhighor lowlprefssure, .and

enclosed in a housing Cthreaded atr one end andof such size to t different sizes of burner pipes now in use. In this simplified method, the burner atomizer may `be eitherinstalled horizontal, as commonly done, `or at right angles or vertical, goose-neckor any other angles,as. the case inay'vvarrant.

The improved burners are adapted to inarine boilers, upright boilers, lire boxes of locomotivesfbone charl` kilns, etc., and "they r'may `beused with natural, force or induced draughtvvith equaleffectiveness. The burnerinay'vbe manufactured at low cost, and `replacements-ivill -.seldom be required other than atomizer plates or disks due to- Wear of orifice :after long service. No Iill effects Will be'noted 'from heatvexpansion.

Athe nipple 433 and passes through; the strainer'31,1vvhich catches all `*foreign matter and preventszsame :from

whereby easy access ishadrto the strainer forthe purpose of removing, cleaning and replacing the same.

't will be obviousthatmany changes in tliefconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts could be; made, Awhich :could be used Without departing,from 'the spirit of ymy inventiomandl do not mean to liinit the inventio'nito such details, except as lparticularly pointed out -iii ftheeclaims.`

` jHaving :thus described my invention, what -I'clainifand desire to secure by Letters Pat- .rent ofthe United. States is.:-- y f 1. A burner atoniizer comprising a guide pipe, ay burner pipe'remo-vably mounted in the guide pipe, an atomizer b oX projecting into j the outer end 'of tlieburner pipe vand .having ci`rcular Irows Tof perforations in its bottom andfa cavity in the inner face'of the bottom Within the rowsof perforations, an

vatomizeridiscl seatedgagainst the outerA Vend of said box and having afcentral burner orificeV extending therethrough .and having' its inner iside ai .central cavity, a ball mounted in the atomizer boxand seated yin Vthe,cavities oi? the inner end of Vthe boX land Vthe, disc and arranged toprovide a .space in .communication with saidcentral orice, and tangential grooves-in saiddiscestablishing communication between said A space and said atomizer box `and-a -nut threaded- Aon the end of, the burner pipe havingV an Vinturned fleurigev iforV clampingthe box andthe y disc 4tojtjhe pipe and having an outstanding spacingv portion engaging `the-f-innerv .Wall of. said lguidefpipe tospace the burner pipe -therefromyf` *i a V- y f 2. Aburner atomi-zercomprising afguide pi'peopenat one end and havngfa traine the id isklfl6and container 15 In ainilnribi otcaseathe container, balland' disk may be 1 mounted -uponfits opposite `end, alburner and Within the guide pipe and having a head upon its inner end removably fitting in said frame, means detachably securing said head in the frame, a nut threaded upon the outer end of the burner pipe and having 'an outstanding portion adapted to engage the inner vvall of the guide pipe to space the burner pipe therefrom and having an in-turned fiange at its outer end spaced from the outer end of the burner pipe, an y 'atomizer boX tting in the outer end of the burner pipe and having `an out-turned flange seated against the end of the burner pipe, an atomizer disc fitting against the flanged end of the atomizer box to close it and having a central burner orificeY extending through the disc, said disc having upon its inner face outwardly extendinggrooves and a cavity between the inner ends of the grooves andsaid burner orifice, said grooves extending at a tangent to the cavity, said atomizer box having perforations through its inner end, said flange of the nut adapted to engage the marginal portion of said disc to bind the same against the flange of the atomizer box and hold the latter in the burner pipe, and a ball of greater diameter than said cavity mounted and positioned in the atomizer box to spread oil outwardly to- Ward the grooves.

3. A burner atomizer comprising a guide I pipe, a burner pipe removably mounted in v the guide pipe, an atomizer device projecting into the outer end of the burner pipe,

and a nut threaded on the end of the burner n pipe and having an in-turned fiange for clamping the atomizer device to thev pipe and having an outstanding spacing portion engaging the inner WallY ofsaid guide pipe to space the burner pipe therefrom.

JOHN A. PHELAN. 

